Matthew Sarrel

Many businesses need to keep employees safe on the Internet and require solutions to monitor and, in some cases, block activity. The reasons vary: regulatory compliance, data loss prevention, information security policy and even HR policy. A powerful driver for these solutions is the ability to limit or restrict bandwidth usage based on content categories […]

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: MetaGeek Wi-Spy DBx eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: MetaGeek Wi-Spy DBxby Matt Sarrel Warning With a few hours of data, it is easy to see that it would be best to avoid installing a new 802.11b access point on channel 1, 6 or 11 at this location. Broadcast SSIDs When installed on a computer […]

Wireless spectrum analysis typically falls into two camps: free open-source software such as NetStumbler or Kismet, and ultrapricey hardware-software combo products like the Grasshopper. This leaves a huge gap between those who have the time to play with open-source stuff and those who have the budget to play with proprietary tools. MetaGeek is charging head-first […]

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: HP ProLiant DL185 G5 Storage Server No Title Hewlett-Packard’s ProLiant DL185 G5 is based on the venerable HP ProLiant server line. No Title A wizard walks administrators through the process of creating network shares in Windows (SMB/CIFS) or Unix/Linux (NFS). No Title The HP All-in-One Storage System Management utility can be used […]

Business data storage needs are skyrocketing. The average workstation ships with a 300GB or higher hard drive, and everyone saves everything forever. In both 2007 and 2008, Forrester Research found that more than 35 percent of small and midsize business IT departments were increasing spending on servers and storage, and a lot of analysts have […]

eWEEK Labs Walk-through: SkyRecon StormShield 5.1.00 beta 2 eWEEK Labs Walk-through: SkyRecon StormShield 5.1.00 beta 2by Matthew D. Sarrel No Title The first time an administrator launches the SkyRecon Management Console, the console itself must be configured, then policy can be created. No Title StormShield Server and Agent can be a little rough around the […]

SkyRecon’s StormShield endpoint protection solution is remarkably flexible when compared to other centrally managed endpoint protection solutions available today. The easiest way to understand how StormShield works is to think about it in terms that it provides all of the standard protections-software firewall, HIPS, removable storage management, device control, application control, wireless security, network access […]

Your teenage kids have been glued to it for a couple of years already, but instant messaging is only now coming into its own in the workplace, as software developers devise extra-strength versions with the security and audit trail that businesses require. By delivering immediate answers to even the simplest questions—”John, are you at your […]

For years, physicians at Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania wanted to be able to access and check their patients status and medical records from home if they were concerned or if a call came in the middle of the night signaling trouble. Hospital IT administrators wrestled with this request, trying to find the best solution […]

The Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP ($99.95 list), a sleek innovative update to the wildly successful GBA, is due to hit North America on March 23. Over 11.7 million units of the original have sold in the US and more than 23.9 million worldwide, accounting for almost 30 percent of Nintendos hardware sales. From the […]

Here are the most common backup methods: Full includes files whether they have been changed or not; Differential includes all files changed since the last full backup, whether they have been changed since the last backup operation or not; Incremental includes only those files that have changed since the last backup operation of any kind. […]

As we rely more on our computers, the potential for hackers to hurt us through them likewise has grown, threatening to expose or destroy our private data and personal records. Current hacker tools are sophisticated, automated, and more difficult to spot. In addition, broadband connections have made us more vulnerable; always-connected computers, typically with static […]